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Luke Pollard vs John McDonnell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,346 shared comparable votes.

1,315 same votes 31 different votes 1,346 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
112 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
112 Aye 54 No
93 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
93 Aye 68 No
38 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
36 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
32 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 20 No
Benefits 81% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
35 Aye 11 No
Education 87% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 9 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 7 No
Energy 96% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,496
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
824
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
672
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
673
+508.4 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
Contributions
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Trade
74 of 90 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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